No month would be complete without the NEW My Monthly Hero Kit, Add-ons, Giveaway and Blog Hop by Hero Arts! And today, I am bringing you some exciting new Christmas projects with a mid-century look for the month of October. Ah, my favorite era! So much fun stuff packed into these designs. If you aren’t a fan of the 50’s-60’s, no problem! Hero Arts has lots of looks for all different styles. Though I always do the add-on cards, I like to show what is in the My Monthly Hero Kit because it is fabulous and a great value at only $34.99. Although the add-on sets are always available, the main kit is only available while supplies last. If you are wanting to enter the giveaway, see all the details on the bottom of my post. This time we are giving away a $50.00 gift certificate! Whoo hoo! I hope YOU win! All information on purchasing any products is also at the end of this post. Now, onto the kit….
Kit Contents:
6″ x 8″ Clear Stamp Set
19 Coordinating Frame Cuts
2-5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of Chrome Cardstock
6- 5.5″ x 8.5″ Sheets of Neon Cardstock
Clay Snowflake Embellishments
Prisma Glitter 0.5 oz.
My first card up today is such a cute design! I had loved playing with the Reactive inks and the adorable Santa and Reindeer. Truly they are “out of this world!”
I added acetate “helmets” to them. You can use the Infinity Nesting Circle dies to cut the acetate. To prevent glue from showing, I added little half circle noses to Santa and Rudolph, put E-6000 glue on top, and set the acetate in place. It takes a few minutes to cure but it does the job!
This next stamp set is totally up my alley. Brings back my childhood and the tinsel Christmas tree. Did you have one? I bought a vintage one several years ago. It is my favorite thing to set up, although it has over a hundred branches to put in individually and takes quite a bit of time to do! Thankfully this Christmas tree stamp doesn’t take nearly as long. Just stamp and emboss with silver powder, die-cut and you are done. Don’t you love that cat? Oh my gosh. So cute!
Always a favorite are the Ornament Pieces Cover Plate frame-cuts. I love how quick and easy they are to work with. Making your Christmas cards couldn’t be simpler. I added a few extra steps but you could leave the image as is and it would still look fabulous.
This Ornament Pieces Cover Plate die has so much value! Not only does it look great cut-out, but look at all the little tiny images that remain! You can use them to embellish another card.
If you look closely, I cut three colors of paper from the Ornament Cover Plate, red, black and gray. I layered them so that each was slightly askew and then trimmed the black and gray paper to align with the side of the red. I like dimension so I also used foam dots between the layers. That’s it! I’m sure you have a favorite set but if not, there are other designers that have created a variety of looks and styles using other add-ons as well as the Main kit. All images for my projects are located below. If you are hopping, your next person is the fabulous Emily Midgett! Take a peek and don’t forget to enter the ***GIVEAWAY***!
XO,
Debi Adams
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Pre-order your kit today! Kit shipping begins Friday, October 11th and continues throughout the following week.
We will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, October 13th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.
These are all so adorable, Debi!
Debi, your cards are always so cute…. love Santa in outer space…..
Santa is my favorite!
Great cards! Fantastic inspiration!
Great idea for adding the acetate to the outer space card. Really cute card. And the cover plate would be great for mass producing lots of Christmas cards. I love the idea of having lots of left over pieces too.
Love the cat card, especially the coloring
Great kit and your cards are awesome! I love this retro kit!
I love the offset colors of the ornament die. Such inspiration. I am going to try that!
Great retro Christmas cards. I especially like the first one. I remember pictures similar to this when I was growing up and a space themed card seems appropriate since we just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. That pretty new coverplate die would be good for mass producing. Thanks for sharing!
All of your cards are adorable! Thank u for sharing!
When I saw the tree on the HA blog, I thought PINK!!!! And that’s what you did. So cute!
Great set of cards!
Santa in space is hilarious but you did a fab job on it looking so real!!
Man so hard to choose add ons this month the coordinate beautifully with the kit
And you made a silver aluminum Christmas tree……AWESOME!! Memories of my silver tree as a kid.
Cute cards
Fun ideas and I love the great new Hero Arts products! The layering on the red die cut card is awesome. Thanks for sharing with us on this fun blog hop!!
Love your cards, Santa in outer space is awesome!
Great cards! Love Santa and Rudolphs red noses. And that pink retro card is awesome.
I just love this kit! So fun. Thanks for the inspiration. 😀
I agree with you that that cat stamp is SOOOO cute! Love how you paired it with the pink tree and chair!
Love the cards…my favorite “Meowy Christmas”!
Yes, Yes, we did have the “silver Christmas” tree with a color wheel! I love the sweetness of this card. Your space card made me giggle thinking this might be what the “Jetsons” Christmas cards looked like.♡♡
Love all the cards…my favorite is “Meowy Christmas”!
I love your acetate helmet idea.and the meow-y Christmas card. Thanks for the inspiration!
The space Santa is absolutely adorable!!!! I love the reactive ink background you created and the icons are so much fun. The ornament plate card is beautiful as well. You did an amazing job, as always.
Dear Debi
I simply felt i was walking on a dream land. Your creations are awesome.Blessings
I LOVE these! The Santa and rudolph are too cute! Great embellishments!
Wow! The background die is fabulicious! Gorgeous!
Wow! Super retro cards!!! Love the pink Christmas tree. It reminds me of the one my sister keeps in her home that had belonged to her eldest daughter. Also, L❤VE the ornament pieces card, and the way it looks like you stacked it for more interest and dimension. I didn’t prder that cover die, but after seeing your card using it, it has hive me some ideas of my own. You convinced me! 😀
Your cards are fabulous and you have a fabulous kit to work wit, too!
Such amazing cards. Love the colors and designs. Great release..
Thanks so much for sharing.
Your cards are so amazing! I want you pink Christmas card with the kitty sooooooooo badly! I would put it in a frame! It is just so gorgeous!
These are so cute and fun. Love the Space Santa and Rudolph. Fun set brings back lots of memories. Who can forget “Santa versus the Martians”!
LOVE your cards! And being a cat person, that one is my personal favorite. The space themed one reminds me of the Christmas windows in Macy’s in NYC last year. Fantastic!!
Shades of my childhood! Great cards
I love your Meowy Christmas card!!!!!!!!!
I love the retro feel of these new products! The images have the look of Grandma’s house back in the 50’s. Very loving and comforting images!!
I love all of the new ideas!
Your Meowy Christmas card is my favorite. I love the retro colors you used and the great idea of silver embossing the tree. Such a cute card I would love to give it a try! Thanks for sharing.
Whew Debi, what super cards you’ve made! I’d not seen the Ornament Cover Plate used but I am quite impressed with it. You know, you just have to smile when you see that cat perched so regally on the chair, like it owns it. Love the non-traditional colours you used on that card. Thanks so much.
Awesome set of cards! The Santa one is super cool and creative 🙂
Love the red noses on the first card.
Your car is your so cute especially the cat with the pink tree… I love it.
Very cool and fun designs!
Awesome cards! I love the pink Christmas tree and the dimension on your last card!
Fantastic cards! The last one is gorgeous, and space santa is so much fun!
so fun!
The cat card is perfect is every way.
I just love how you used the ornament cover plate! I was stumped on how it could be used. Thank you for sharing and inspiring!
Debi your cards are wonderful! Love the colors you’ve used on the Christmas tree kitty card and such a great idea to add acetate helmets to the space Santa card! You make wonderful cards, I adore the ornament cover plate die cut card-especially with all the offset layers, top notch!
Great variety. Love the space theme and the cat.
These are fun cards!
Lovely cards … my favourite is the Christmas ornament cover die card..
Wow! A super set of Christmas cards, Deb! I love that they are so different to the traditional Christmas cards! Thanks so much for inspiring and sharing!
We had a blue feather tree in the 50’s that looked very much like your pink tree…cute cards!
What a fabulous new kit! I LOVE that kitty card! All of the cards are fabulous! Great colors!
You rocked this kit! Just gorgeous!
These are all fabulous (I LOVE Santa and Rudolph’s red noses!), but that ornament card is stunning!!
I really do like that cat set. Those cats are darling. I love that cover plate. It is so pretty. Your card is gorgeous and elegant.
Fantastic cards! The first is definitely my favorite though! The addition of the acetate over the helmets…love it! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my do I love that pink tree. So cool
Wow! That reminds me so much of my childhood Christmases!
Thank you so much for sharing these crafty ideas for using this kit.
Carol B
Adorable cards, love the cat one!
Fabulously festive cards! Such a fun retro feel and I love your creative designs.
I love the meowy Christmas. The colors are perfect.
Meowy Christmas is one of my favorites. Beautiful work.
Such cute cards!! I love the one with the pink tree and the cat. So cute!! I never had a tinsel tree growing up, but my mom did. I’ve been showing her the pictures and she’s having fun reminiscing!! Great job!!
so cute
I can not wait for my Kit to arrive!. I plan to work in the April 2017 kit (50’s style ladies).
Fantastic cards -especially love the ‘out of this world’ one. Great release and great inspiration. Thanks for sharing!